Without it, our lives turn into routine, colors fall around us, and everything becomes gray. The day begins without expectations and ends without achievements. Dreams fade, energy to get up every morning is exhausted, and we are haunted by the feelings of fatigue and exhaustion. We live without a motive that feeds our spirits and ignites our energy to continue. 

Days become long, and nights are even longer. We feel as if time has stopped, our fuel has run out, and that life has lost its meaning. We find no compelling reason to smile, nor even a reason to cry. A feeling of emptiness fills another void within us, a feeling of loneliness despite the crowd around us. We wander in life without a goal or meaning, looking at the clock and wondering: "When will this day end?" We feel trapped in a situation that we cannot escape from, and do not know how to change.

It's passion, that hidden power that lives inside us without us seeing it, but we sense its existence. It's the lamp that lights our path and guides our steps towards achieving our greatest dreams and the success we aspire to. Passion is not just a fleeting feeling or a quick infatuation, but rather the fuel that ignites deep within us, making us surpass our boundaries and challenge the challenges themselves. Passion is the hidden force that drives us to progress in doing something we love, without caring or looking at the sacrifices that the journey of success may require. It's what transforms difficulties into opportunities, and dreams into tangible reality.

So, let us seek passion, let us live it, and feel it, as it changes the course of our lives, alters our view of the world, and makes a big difference in our lives and the lives of others. Passion is the driving force of our lives, it's the spark that illuminates our path, gives meaning and essence to our lives, and makes us feel real satisfaction and happiness.

The passion that can transform ordinary people into heroes and creators, it births creativity and stirs the suppressed genius within us. It is the source that feeds our souls, enlightens our minds, and activates our dormant abilities. It creates a state of flow that reshapes our lives; we find ourselves more content and balanced, feeling inner fulfillment and happiness. It pushes us to step out of our comfort zones and explore the boundaries of our true potential. It gives us the courage to face challenges and achieve the impossible. How beautiful passion is when it creates alignment between what we love and what we do, and between our abilities and our life goals. With passion, we find beauty and inspiration in every step we take in our life. Passion may be the real secret to achieving happiness and success in this world.

One of the important books that comprehensively tackled the topic of passion is by British author Ken Robinson, in his book "The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything". It presents real stories of people who succeeded in finding their passion in life, and how far this passion played a major role in their limitless success. This was a result of the intersection of what they love with what they do, and this is where true passion comes, teaching you how to stay true to yourself and live the life you were prepared to live.

Robinson refers to the term "the element" as the point where passion intersects with talent. It is a state where a person is at their best, doing what they love and what they are good at the same time. He cited several examples of personalities who succeeded in discovering their special "element". These individuals were not only successful in their fields, but they were also happy because they were doing what they loved, and they felt they were living the life they were prepared for. Work becomes enjoyable, and the feeling  that you're making an important contribution to this world you're living in grows, which gives your life a purpose and a meaning.

Robinson believes that finding your "element" could be the key to happiness and satisfaction in life, as well as limitless success. However, all of this also requires the opportunity for it to occur. 

Ken Robinson's book is considered one of the most inspiring and influential in the field of personal development. It assists in exploring your true and inner capabilities, providing deep insight on how to find purpose in life and achieve genuine success. It might not provide a clear and defined plan to reach "the element" where passion intersects with talent, but it does offer the necessary tools for deeper self-understanding and exploration of your passion, sharing with you new ways to fulfill your dreams and goals. 

The ideas contained in the book align with the theory of the Flow State, as established by Hungarian psychologist and philosopher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, which is a key proposition in positive psychology. It examines the cases of deep focus and full immersion in an activity, making you feel as if time has stopped and the world around you has faded, merely because you are doing something you love and excel at. The Flow State theory, as Csikszentmihalyi defines it, is the "optimal state of self-immersion in a specific activity that occurs when challenges align with an individual's skills."

Csikszentmihalyi listed several signs confirming that a person has reached this state of flow. These include complete focus on work, losing track of time and effort, feeling happiness, self-reconciliation, and achieving boundless success. 

The question remains: who in this day and age has succeeded in finding their unique passion and managed to find the point where their passion intersects with their talents and abilities, and where what they love aligns with what they do? By answering this question, we discover that some of us live a shallow and cold life without passion, as Einstein described in his letter to his son. However, we must remain confident that the real shallowness is the moment we lose faith in ourselves, and our certainty in finding our passion in life, even if it is delayed.

In his final words, physicist Albert Einstein said in a letter to his son: "I wished to write to you for a long time, but my work occupies all my time, and yet, I find it insufficient. This is the case for people like me who follow their passion and make their work their hobby, all by my own will. Let me tell you that without this passion, life becomes shallow and cold, especially as one ages and loses the vitality and joy of youth."